sub-title: hy Superhuman AI would Kill Us All
This was a doom and gloom book on the future of AI. The authors are respected experts in the field so their concerns can't be dismissed. They make the argument that AI alignment is difficult if not impossible to achieve and consequently super intelligent AI will take over inefficient and unnecessary human beings. They share their opinions through extended parables that gets their point across without diving into the technical intricacies of AI. Their solution: halt the development of data centers and regulate the growth of AI until humanity has a better grip on its future.
Quotes:
"Clinging to the hope that nothing too bad will be allowed to happen does not usually help."
"Even if LLMs seem to behave like a human, that doesn't mean they're anything like a human inside. Training an AI to predict what friendly people say need not make it friendly just like an actor who learns to mimic all the individual drunks in a tavern doesn't end up drunk."
- mentioned Thomas Midgley who invented freon and leaded gasoline, both deadly.
Published: 2025 Read: March 2026 Genre: Science/Technology
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